This majestic building in the heart of the Latin Quarter of Paris was constructed in the 18th-century and is seen as the first great neo-classical monument.Originally intended as the replacement for the ruined Eglise Sainte-Geneviève, soon after completion the building was changed to a mausoleum for great Frenchmen and this remains its function today.Only the most important figures in French culture and society are interred here - among the great names are Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Louis Braille, Alexandre Dumas and the architect of this monument to France's national heroes, Jacques-Germain Soufflot. A 5-minute walk up from the Jardins du Luxembourg.

Address

Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris

Subway: Cardinal Lemoine (line 10), Place Monge (line 7).

RER: Luxembourg (line B).

Bus: lines 21, 27, 38, 82, 84, 85 & 89.